Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-25
the tory government was afraid TO suppress
the Irish National Land league

Witness-O'Brien said the tory govern
ment was afraid to suppress also the plan of
Harrington here interrupted and drew at
tention to the clerk suggesting word to the
witness.
Carson--Oh, humbug, let us go on.
Harrington-1t Is no humbug, sir, and you
are humbug to say 80. 1 object to this
practice of suggesting words to the witness.
Magistrate Stokes - Oh, go on. Words
should not be written except those made use
of by the witness.
Witness continued: If there were any po-
lice or bailitfs listening to him he told the
people to resistthem and defend their homes.
lie would be ashamed of them and so would
the English people If they submitted tamely
without blow. was in Mitchelstown that
night and should add that in the speech the
word, "honest" was used.
Magistrate Stokes-W here?
Witness-When he was speaking of the
evictions he said they should resist them by
all honest means. drew counsels attention
to that yesterday.
CarsOn-Were you in Mitchellstown that
nightp
Witness-l was. saw number Of people
barricading the house of man named OSul-
livan with timber and trees and subsequently
put up notices, one about evictiOns.
Hasrington-Show me the note.
Witness-Here 1t is.
Harrington. having looked at the paper
handed it back to the witness and asked him
to read the head lines
Witness Notes taken by Sergeant George
Foley at meeting on the 9th of August.
Harrington-Is that true?
Witness-I wrote the next morning.
Later on Harrington asked another w.t.
ness, VINO accompanied you there" and
was answered, "With an Irish bull-myself,"
at which there were screams of laughter.
Harrington-You are in the habit of ac-
companying yourself about, suppose.
What other policemen were with you, stand
ing listening to Mr.. O'Brien's observation?
Witness-Head Constable O'Sulli van and
Sergeant Conderan.
Harrington-Is that the governments
shorthand writer.
Witness-I did not mean Sergeant Conde
ran. saw Sergeant Foley there.
Harrington, to the clerk-Take down that.
He said first that he saw Sergeant COnderan
there.
Witness--That was mistake.
Harrington will have it down at all
events.
Carson-Oh, 60 on.
Harrington-l wish, sir-I do not want
these Interruptions, and 1 will not have
them.
Carson.--Go on.
Harrington-I am not going to stand this,
and if your worship will not stop 1t will
call public attention to it. will not be in.
terrupted by these impertinent remarks. 1t
is not his duty to interrupt, and it is your
duty to tell him so If he does not know his
duty.
Mr. Carson-Go on now witness.
Carson closed the case for the prosecution
without calling the head constable, when
Harrington asked: ''Why was the head
constable, O'Sullivan, not produced who
directed that the report be taken"
Carson-I have closed the case for the
crown.
HarringtOn-1 ask YOUR worship for sum.
mons for head constable, O'Sullivan, who
was called and came up.
Harrington asked Mr.. Carson whether he
wanted to examine the witness. Carson said
he had closed the case. Magistrate Stokes
said the sitness was called for the defense
and was Harrlngton's witness. Harm gton
said he did not object to him at present.
To wtness-Do you remember the 9th of
August?
The head constable said he should decline
to give evidence. The bench directed the
witness to give evidence.
Harrington thought the head constable
would repudiate the assertion himself. The
witness deposed to being at the meeting on
the 9th of August He was there during the
whole meeting, but took no notes then OF the
~ hot ha
think the following morning. :He did not
write them down that evening because he
was out late on duty.
Harrington-Let me see those notes.
Witness-Not unless l am directed
Harrington-l observe you clook at the
crown. You are my witness. Now let us
| be friends.
Witness-I consider any note or any docu-
| ment have, q privileged document, and
| will not give 1t up to you except by direction
| cannot give them on my own responSi.
| bility.
Harrington sharply cr0ss-eXamined the
| witness as to whether or not he had been
comparing notes with Sergeant Foley. Wit
ness denied it. Harrington proceeded tc
comment on the manner in which witness
was giving evidence.
| CarsOn-Oh, these are wretched little petit
Jogging observations.
Harrington repeating the words "wretched
little epettlfogging"-Well,w we shall see which
side is wretched, little ana pettifoggin 6 be-
fore the case is over.
Carson Wretched little pettifogging OBJ
servations again say.
Harriagton-YOu may add venal and cor
| rupt If you wish.
Carson-I would ask you to keep these Oh
servations for the farce. You keep them fol
the iniquitous job you are doing here
CHEERS in court)
Magistrate StOk es---Clear the court.
The police proceeded to clear the court
Harrington docking across to the crown
| counsaD-See how much this all come to?
O'Brien (here standing up and addressing
the bench)-ls it necessary to have the cOur
cleared? There are only very few and eX.
tremely we'll conducted people here.
Stokes--If you guarantee that the peopl
will keep quiet we will not clear the court.
HarringtOn.--I will give no guarantee.
is impossible to prevent observations OF tn,
kind coming from people with such proyoca
tion.
Stokes---lf you promise that they will no